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Sitting in Silence — 99 episodes

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No, You Can't Do This Writing Thing Alone.

2

Guggenheim Win! [Breaking News]

3

4th Annual Oscars Preview Episode!

4

No, Literary Publishing Isn't Dead. The Opposite is True.

5

How to Survive AWP

6

Making Great Art

7

You Must Prepare Yourself

8

What It Takes to Be a Writer

9

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

10

Should You Use a Beta Reader?

11

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?

12

The Literary Uses of Anger

13

A Message of Thanks for the Season

14

Give Yourself a Gift

15

A Little Anger Now and Then...

16

The Number One Thing Keeping You from Being Published

17

The Desire to Create is Innate

18

Live with Maurice Carlos Ruffin

19

Welcome Back to the World

20

Live with authors Maurice Carlos Ruffin and Genevieve Rheams

21

How It Feels to Turn in a Book

22

There's Nothing to It But to Do It

23

Special Request for Patron Community

24

Meet Your Moment

25

The Worst Years of Our Lives: 20 Years of Hurricane Katrina

26

I've Had the Time of My Life

27

The One About Beginnings

28

When and How to Use Omniscient POV

29

You Can Nail Dialogue

30

Embrace Your Season of Renewal

31

All Your Green is Gold

32

The Nutshell Plot

33

The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire Live with Maurice Carlos Ruffin

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#36 - How to Survive a Literary Education

35

Elements of Craft - Voice

36

Elements of Craft - Research

37

We Won't Back Down

38

Elements of Craft - Hook

39

#34 - Embrace Your Inner Self

40

Elements of Craft - Subject

41

#33 - The Passionate Writer Shall Pass

42

#32 - Writing the Other

43

Elements of Craft - Character

44

Elements of Craft Lesson - P.O.V.

45

#31 - The Reason Most Writers Give Up

46

#30 - You'll Never Walk Alone.

47

#29 - 2 or 3 Things I Know About Writing

48

#28 - How to Survive a Literary Conference

49

#27 - The Sword and The Shield

50

#26 - 2nd Annual Oscar Preview

51

#25 - Love is a Battlefield

52

#24 - Finding Yourself

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Time to Gather Your Writing Life

54

#23 - The Asteroid of Grief

55

#22 New Year New You.

56

#21 - Wishing You All the Best

57

End of Year Advice

58

#20 - Pack Your Bags for the New Year

59

#19 - The Work of a Writer

60

what do we do now?

61

The Secret Literary Calendars

62

#18 - Election Season.

63

The Best Structure for Your Novel

64

What to do when you're overwhelmed.

65

Sure you're writing the right story?

66

How to Sell Any Book

67

Love Yourself.

68

The Winning Personality Trait an Author Needs

69

The Main Mindset Change Every Author Must Make to Succeed

70

3 Crucial Life Hacks for Writers

71

Top Ten Writing Craft Tips

72

#17 - Playtime

73

The Reason Most Writers Don't Get Published

74

#16 - Planning for the Future

75

PSP10: Finding Your Talents in Others

76

#15 - How to Find The Zone

77

#14 - The Best Time is Now

78

PSP9: Avoid too much

79

#13 - On Estrangement

80

PSP6: How Writers Become Authors

81

#12 - The Long Road

82

PSP8: See How They React

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PSP7: Bad Choices Make Good Stories.

84

The Interview with Annell López

85

#10 - One Month Publication Update

86

#9 - The Life of an Author on Book Tour

87

PSP5: Introduce a Supporting or Opposing Character

88

#8 - Annual Oscars Preview Episode

89

#7 - What to Expect When You're Expecting a Book

90

PSP4: Your Character has a Grievance

91

#6 - A Day in the Life of a Writer

92

#5 - Writers and Loneliness

93

#4 - Why We Do What We Do

94

PSP2: Figure Out What Bothers Your Character

95

#3 - Dark Side of MFA Programs

96

PSP1: Finding Your Character's Voice

97

#2 - Getting an MFA While Working

98

#1 - You are a Writer

99

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